NGC4559 (HII region)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From South El Monte , NGC4559 will become visible at around 20:50 (PDT), 31° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 57 minutes after the Sun at 23:42.

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Name NGC4559
Object type HII region
Part of Markarian 775
Other names
C 36[4]
NGC 4559[1]
UGC 7789[2]
PGC 42097[3]
Position
Right ascension:12h36m [3]
Declination:+27°51' [3]
Constellation:Coma Berenices
Magnitude:9.80 (V) [4]
15.33 (B) [1]
12.68 (J) [1]
11.83 (H) [1]
11.76 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.6 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 3.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBab
B-V Color (mag):0.58
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Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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